Chateau Lafitte Hotel in the northern suburbs of Beijing is located in Beiqijia Town, Changping, adjacent to the scenic Wenyu River. It is only 10 kilometers away from Beijing Airport to the east and the Olympic Village to the south.
It covers an area of more than 3,000 acres and has a construction area of 55,000 square meters. It is a comprehensive resort hotel integrating hot springs, wine, conferences, banquets, and golf.
More than 90% of the park is covered by woods, green belts, and lakes. The entire hotel was built in the Baroque style of the European Renaissance.
The main castle draws on the prototype of Maison Lafayette Castle in France, and the east and west annex buildings reproduce the style of the Fontainebleau Palace in France. The architecture and appearance are majestic, and the interior decoration is magnificent.
A 3.5-kilometer moat surrounds the castle, and there is a 350,000-square-meter Wild Duck Lake, which is currently the most beautiful and original wetland landscape in Beijing. Wild ducks, egrets, and swans live in the lake all year round.
The scenery is picturesque and breathtaking.
In 2008, it hosted members of the delegation of Pu Di and Mao Xiong. In 2010, Bill Gates and Buffett jointly held a charity dinner here, inviting the country's richest people to attend. Of course, half of the richest people on the list did not come.
If Jing Gao had been invited, he would not have gone. Where are you, the rich Americans, asking us to avoid taxes?
The taxes we pay in China are so pitiful that they are even lower than those of the middle class. It’s hard to write death. If you don’t even have to pay taxes, what’s the point?
The morning sun shines down, making the hotel room bright and fresh.
Jing Gao came back from working out and took a shower in the bathroom. He wanted to go all out and his wife couldn't bear it. He played sports every day, which could be regarded as consistent exercise. After a while, Li Mengwei came in after waking up.
No matter how beautiful the goddess is, she is still an ordinary girl when she wakes up in the morning and doesn't wash up. Of course, her lazy style is still dazzling. But of course he likes the life-oriented side of his beloved wife.
"Good morning, Weiwei." Jing Gao stood under the bathtub and greeted his beloved wife, who was wearing autumn light pink pajamas.
Mid-October in Beijing is late autumn, and it’s still a bit cool.
"Jing Xiaogao, you went to exercise again!" Li Mengwei was still a little awake and replied with hazy eyes. She glanced at Jing Gao secretly, covered her mouth and smiled softly. He has a good figure.
Holding the pregnancy test box in her hand, she went out after completing a set of testing procedures. After a while, she came in. When she saw the color, she exclaimed in surprise, "Ah..." holding her husband who had just put on his nightgown, "Hubby, I
Pregnant."
Jing Gao smiled and gently hugged his beloved wife, caressing her hair, "Weiwei..."
He was not as excited as Weiwei. He and Weiwei had already taken a pre-pregnancy test, and all indicators were good. It was not a problem to get pregnant. However, Weiwei's excitement still infected him, and he was very happy.
"You need to eat more in the morning from now on."
"Yeah." Li Mengwei said, "I'm going to call my mother and ask her what to pay attention to."
"good."
At around ten o'clock in the morning, Jing Gao asked Xiao He and others who were following him to pack their luggage, and he and Weiwei returned to the courtyard. Since the two nannies in the courtyard, Sister Lan, and others were on holiday, they went back to visit relatives, so he gave
Li Xin, the housekeeper of Yuntu Villa, called and asked her to arrange for a cook to come over and cook.
The circle around him was suddenly shocked. Everyone knew that he had returned to the capital in the middle of his honeymoon. People close to him like Guan Guan basically knew that Weiwei was pregnant.
Jing Gao also called his parents in Haizhou to tell them the good news.
Mother Gao Lijun said: "Oh, Xiaojing, I was so anxious before. You are going to have a baby just after you get married! You are already 29 years old and will soon be thirty. Book a ticket for me and I will go to the capital to see you tomorrow.
go."
Father Jing Jianguo interrupted, interrupting his wife's ramblings, "He has a nanny at home, how are you so anxious? At least tidy up and bring some local specialties from Haizhou." He added, "Xiaojing, you and I
Mom goes and takes a look, this is what should be done. I want to ask your opinion first, would you like your mother to stay in the capital to take care of you?"
The eating habits, work and rest habits of young people today are completely different from those of the elderly. Xiaojing now has a prosperous career and has hired nannies all year round to live in a courtyard. There is no need for them to take care of Weiwei.
Don't do bad things out of good intentions. Any conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will cause trouble. Sometimes, distance brings beauty.
Jing Gao thought about it and said, "Mom and dad, let's wait for Weiwei's situation to stabilize in three months and you come to live for a while, and we will just accompany you around." His father was indeed thinking about a problem. Living together would be a problem.
There are many contradictions.
Moreover, he really likes to live with Weiwei now. Sister Lan and the others also get along well. All they need to do is give instructions about recipes. Living with his parents is too restrictive.
Gao Lijun reprimanded unhappily: "Xiaojing, are you still not happy when I go to take care of your wife? Then I won't go to the capital."
Jing Gao couldn't laugh or cry and scratched his head. After chatting on the phone for a long time, he finally finalized the matter. The day after tomorrow, his parents came to Beijing to visit Weiwei and stayed at home for three to five days before returning to Haizhou.
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Jing Gao met Yun Ruolin at a private restaurant in Haidian at noon on Friday, October 26, after his parents left the capital.
This private restaurant is located in a cold street. It looks inconspicuous from the outside, but when you walk in, you will see an antique courtyard.
Yun Ruolin reserved a seat. Jing Gao was accompanied by Kang Wenfeng and led by the waiter to the private room in the courtyard inside.
Kang Wenfeng's assistant gave the boss his briefcase and left it waiting outside the restaurant.
Walking in the courtyard of the private restaurant, the environment is elegant. Kang Wenfeng is holding a bulging briefcase and seizes the time to communicate with Jing Gao, "Mr. Jing, do we, Phoenix Financial Group, want to invest in real estate? The recent economic situation is not good. In Modu,
Some companies want to mortgage their properties to us in exchange for funds."
He has worked in many financial institutions such as CITIC Securities, Huaxia Bank, Ping An, China Merchants Securities, etc. He has been floating in the financial circle of Shanghai for many years. The real estate situation has plummeted recently, so many friends have asked him to entrust him.
Regarding the development and prospects of Phoenix Financial Group, there is probably an internal slogan, which is to benchmark against Ping An of China, mainly to develop insurance and credit businesses, and eventually become a giant in the financial industry.
The insurance business is not something he can get into if he wants to. It requires a certain amount of time and the accumulation of reputation. The credit and asset management businesses where performance can be clearly seen are his responsibilities in this position.
The company must move forward and deliver beautiful results!
Jing Gao said casually: "What type of real estate?"
"Mainly office buildings and commercial real estate."
Jing Gao admired the plump and round figure wrapped in the crimson skirt of the waiter who was leading the way. Weiwei was just pregnant, and he was busy with some trivial matters to take care of her. For example, he went to Yanda specifically to apply for suspension of study. After all, he was a graduate student.
When you are pregnant, you will be gossiped about. Looking for a crib, etc.
According to the doctor's advice, he couldn't have sex with Weiwei for the first three months. This made him a little angry recently. He said, "Who is there?"
Kang Wenfeng smiled and said: "The most famous one is Mr. Pan."
Jing Gao sneered and ordered: "Don't do business with him! I don't like him. His ancestral graves have been dug up."
The expansion into the real estate industry will wait. The think tank reported to me that the profits of the real estate industry are declining year by year. Phoenix Financial Group can consider expanding overseas! In the domestic insurance business, it will be difficult for us to grow bigger."
Kang Wenfeng nodded and was silent for a few seconds before saying: "When we expand overseas, our first choice destination is to exclude Angsa's territory. In the remaining markets, the first thing we have to face is not competition from other peers, but us.
Friends within the system.
For example, if we go overseas, our first stop will definitely be Hong Kong Island. Then we will turn to Nanyang. This will conflict with Jiuge Capital and LP Investment Group, which has integrated Bank of East Asia. The main reason is that the resources we can mobilize overlap.
of."
Jing Gao smiled and said: "There is still a difference, right?"
The main foundation of Phoenix Financial Group is a group of financial companies established by Cao Danqing when competing with An Xiaoqian's Hairun Group. In addition, the acquired business of Hairun Group is a very high-quality financial asset.
For example, Phoenix Financial Group holds 9% of the shares of Jingzhou Rural Commercial Bank. The annual dividends and financial convenience brought by these shares are very valuable.
The core business of Phoenix Financial Group is still: insurance business. Jiuge Capital is actually an asset management company. It is just a little more financial. There is no industrial industry in Hong Kong Island. The LP Investment Group after integrating Bank of East Asia is actually a large investment bank with mixed operations.
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The businesses of these three overlap, because all financial capital is interested in high-return projects and businesses. For example, after an insurance company collects premiums, it will reinvest the funds to earn profits from the price difference.
Where to invest?
For financial asset management companies, I will help you manage your assets and charge asset management fees. To maintain and increase the value of your assets, you still have to invest.
Not to mention investment banks, Wall Street investment banks are famous for their bloodthirsty. They go wherever there is money to make. Of course, investment banks also have a core business: helping companies go public! Collect the benefits of companies before they go public.
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Of course, there are differences between these companies. At least they have different sources of funds, scope of external business, corporate structure, management culture, investment preferences, and degree of stability.
To give the simplest example, international insurance giant AIG, Wall Street investment bank ****, and BlackRock Group have completely different impressions on the public. However, upon closer inspection, we find that there are differences between the three in some investment fields.
intersection.
For example, **** also has an asset management department. BlackRock holds shares of HSBC and is the top major shareholder. AIG will finance developers to build hotels in Shanghai (this is the bank's business).
In this way, we can obtain part of the equity and long-term lease rights of the hotel.
So, after all, it’s all business!
Jing Gao knew the reason why Kang Wenfeng didn't want to open up overseas markets. It would be a thankless effort and the return on investment would be too low. But Jing Gao hoped that all his companies could grow into international enterprises rooted in China.
Kang Wenfeng smiled and agreed: "Of course. Mr. Jing, I will arrange it."
Speaking of which, Jing Gao is still his junior brother. But now that Boss Jing is getting married and getting older, the business empire is running smoothly and continuously expanding, giving his subordinates an increasingly majestic feeling. Even if the boss asks him a question, he doesn't dare to argue.
What, but agreed quickly.
After arriving at the place, the waiter opened the box door, bowed slightly and invited Jing Gao and Kang Wenfeng to come in. Yun Ruolin did not invite Jing Gao to dinner alone, but with her friend Wei Minjun. She was a married woman, and she had a romantic relationship with Jing Gao alone.
When people have a meal, it is easy for gossip to spread.
"Mr. Jing, hello." Yun Ruolin and Wei Minjun were drinking tea on the sofa next to the coffee table. She stood up and shook hands with Jing Gao gracefully.
"Ms. Yun, hello." Jing Gao smiled and shook hands with the delicate and elegant young woman, nodded to the graceful and round beautiful woman Wei Minjun next to him, and then introduced: "This is the person in charge of my Phoenix Financial Group.
Kang Wenfeng."
"Hello, Ms. Yun." Kang Wenfeng, who is in his forties, is calm and reserved. He looks at this beautiful lady. The first impression she gives people is that she has a sense of laziness. However, her temperament is elegant.
, this makes her not give people an aura of worldliness, a laziness similar to temptation, but a laziness that overflows with the temperament of a wealthy and idle person.
"Hello." Yun Ruolin smiled and invited Jing Gao and others to sit down. "Mr. Jing, I made the food early. You can try it later. It tastes very good."
Yun Ruolin handled things in a very orderly manner. She did not introduce Wei Minjun to Kang Wenfeng. She would not take the initiative to bring up the topic at this time, because this was Jing Gao asking her to do something. And her relationship with Jing Gao did not matter.
To the point where you have to take the initiative to ask and care.
Kang Wenfeng sat at the Eight Immortals table and took the initiative to pour tea for everyone. There are many such dinner parties in the capital. Not everyone needs to know each other when eating. Just look at Miss Yun and her friends, all with their
Nobility.
I also know that Mr. Jing personally came forward to hire someone to help coordinate the issuance of a bank license. What kind of family background must this woman have? If you think too much and too carefully, you will be given a 404.
Jing Gao just smiled and drank tea: "Okay, I must try this. To say that the capital is the imperial capital after all, I have been in the capital for eleven years and have never eaten in many gourmet restaurants."
After saying that, he paused and said: "Ms. Yun, I'm going to take advantage of the gap before serving the food. I want you to help me clear up the matter of the Phoenix Bank license. If there is anything I can do in return in the future,
Just speak."
He had communicated with Yun Ruolin before, so he didn't need to preface anything at this time and just stated his request directly.
"Mr. Jing, you are serious. I don't know if it will work. Have you brought the information?" Yun Ruolin smiled. What Jing Gao said is very accurate! However, this man who has always been strong, actually asks people to do things.
He can also talk in a casual manner, which really makes her feel novel and comfortable. She had agreed with him before, but she didn't know what to do immediately.
Today she is wearing a white sweater, cyan casual trousers, and a gradient autumn jacket. She is beautiful and moving. Her appearance is even better than Wei Minjun. Her figure and temperament are even better. She is 1.7 meters tall.
, the peaks and ridges are round and straight, and the figure is graceful.
Jing Gao took a thick parchment paper bag from Kang Wenfeng and handed it to Yun Ruolin, "It's all here."
Yun Ruolin accepted it.
At this time the exquisite dishes were served.
This chapter has been completed!